Valve develops Hearthstone analog à la Dota 2

Within The International 2017, Valve has announced its new project – a card game à la Dota 2 universe. Its name is Artifact. Developers promise to use not only Dota 2 atmosphere but also specificities of the game.

The similar projects already exist: Gwent in The Witcher universe and the most popular card strategy - Hearthstone by Warcraft. Namely, the latter is the main Artifact contestant in case Valve, as it is anticipated, promotes it as eSports discipline.

The teaser doesn’t reveal an Artifact gameplay or design. However, it is clear that the release should be expected the following year.